The Body of Olympic Ski Medalist Missing for 2-Weeks has Been Found The body of former Spanish Olympic alpine ski medalist Blanca Fernandez Ochoa was found on Wednesday in a mountainous area near Madrid after days of searches for her by hundreds of police and volunteers, the AFP is reporting. Related: Fears Rising for Former Olympic Skier Missing for Nearly 2-Weeks in Popular Hiking Area “Solidarity, support and human warmth have been […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 5, 2019 0 Comments
Fears Rising for Former Olympic Skier Missing for Nearly 2-Weeks in Popular Hiking Area Fears are rising for a former Olympic skier who has been missing almost 2-weeks. Blanca Fernandez Ochoa, 56, was last seen on August 23 in Madrid and her car has just been found in an area popular with hikers. Madrid-born Ms. Ochoa, who won the bronze medal in slalom at the 1992 Olympics at Albertville, France, is understood to have planned holidays […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 2, 2019 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: THE FRANK 2019! Yesterday, we went to our first ever Frank World Classic at Alta. The Frank appears to have started circa 2011 by some of the guys who work at the Deep Powder House ski shop up at Alta. The idea was to make fun of the “bros” and skiers trying way too hard in the Wasatch. Frank is the guy who […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 22, 2019 2 Comments
Last Frontier Heliskiing, BC: True Adventure On The Edge of Alaska Last week, we spent 4 days with Last Frontier Heliskiing at their Ripley Creek Lodge in Stweart, BC, Canada – one block from Hyder, AK. There are few places on Earth that hold this much raw, natural beauty. We flew through sunny skies, revealing spectacular vistas at every turn. The terrain here is rugged, snow-plastered, and glacier-hewn. We skied 7 different zones that […] Miles Clark | March 26, 2019 2 Comments
VIDEO: Olympic Medal Winning GS Skier v World Champion Drone Racer | Who Will Win? [arve url="https://youtu.be/Wn_Fx2MwCB0"] SnowBrains | November 10, 2018 13 Likes 3 Tweets 0 Comments
Missing French Skier from 1954 Identified A skier went missing in the Italian/Swiss Alps over 60 years ago, and his identity and story have just been released. He was identified after his remains and story were shared all over social media last month as French. His glasses, watch, skis, and poles were not found until 2005, 50 years after the original disappearance very high in the […] Industry News Kristen Strom | July 31, 2018 0 Comments
60-Year Mystery of Dead Italian Skier At 10,171-feet high, the remains of a skier and some of his equipment were found on July 22nd of 2005 starting the mystery of a supposed Italian skier. The remains were found in the Aosta Valley in a glacier at Valtournenche in Cime Bianche, Italy. The incident happened close to the current small ski town, Breuil-Cervinia in Italy. Italian police […] Industry News Kristen Strom | July 13, 2018 0 Comments
Skier Survives 22-Hours Lost in Mount Baker, WA Wilderness after Solo Backcountry Lap Dave Drulard is recovering at home in Seattle after spending more than 20 hours in the Mount Baker Wilderness over the weekend, reports king5.com. Having skied with his family in the resort on Saturday morning, he took off alone in the afternoon hoping to get a really quick backcountry lap in and as daylight fell, ended up losing his way. […] Industry News Steven Agar | March 1, 2018 0 Comments
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